England vs Croatia Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
12'Harry Kane England
36'Martin Baturina (Petar Sučić)Croatia
42'Harry Kane (Declan Rice)England
45'Petar Musa (Ivan Perišić)Croatia
47'Jude Bellingham (Elliot Anderson)England
85'Marcus Rashford (Bukayo Saka)England
Match Statistics ?
England
Croatia
52%
Possession
48%
11
Shots on Target
5
22
Total Shots
10
8
Corners
2
10
Fouls
12
2.80
xG
0.71
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
England
1G
24D
2D
5D
3D
8M
4M
20M
10M
18M
9F
Croatia
1G
6D
22D
4D
2M
10M
15M
14M
17F
16F
26F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
England 47%Draw 26%Croatia 26%
xG: 1.45Expected goalsxG: 1.00
England vs Croatia looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Win Probability (Market) ?
57%
England to Win
Home: 57% Draw: 25% Away: 17%
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
England: 1674 (#5) · Croatia: 1601 (#10)
H2H Record ?
6–1–3
England leads
Avg 3.5 goals/game · 10 meetings
England
Croatia
#1
Position ?
#4
3
Points ?
0
1W 0D 0L
Record ?
0W 0D 1L
4
Goals For ?
2
2
Goals Against ?
4
+2
Goal Diff
-2
#4
FIFA Rank ?
#11
7.8%
Win Prob ?
1.5%
W
Form ?
L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
11 Jul 2018FIFA World CupCroatia2–1NEngland
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
13 Jun 2021UEFA EuroEngland1–0Croatia
18 Nov 2018Nations LeagueEngland2–1Croatia
12 Oct 2018Nations LeagueCroatia0–0England
11 Jul 2018World CupCroatia2–1NEngland
9 Sep 2009WC QualEngland5–1Croatia
10 Sep 2008WC QualCroatia1–4England
21 Nov 2007Euro QualEngland2–3Croatia
11 Oct 2006Euro QualCroatia2–0England
21 Jun 2004UEFA EuroCroatia2–4NEngland
20 Aug 2003FriendlyEngland3–1Croatia
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.5 goals across their last 10 meetings.